Social Worker - Learning Disabilities

Liquid Personnel is recruiting for its client an experienced Social Worker to join a high-performing Learning Disabilities Team based in Louth, Lincolnshire, covering both rural and urban areas. The role involves supporting individuals to achieve positive outcomes through strengths-based assessments, care planning and reviews, including the use of Technology Enabled Care and community resources. You will manage complex cases, work collaboratively with partners, and ensure all practice meets relevant legislation while promoting independence and innovative support solutions.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertaking assessments and reviews in line with relevant social care legislation


• Managing a caseload within a Learning Disabilities service, including complex case work


• Developing and updating person-centred care and support plans


• Applying a strengths-based approach to assessments and care planning


• Considering innovative solutions such as Technology Enabled Care (TEC) and non-statutory services


• Promoting independence, inclusion and community engagement for individuals


• Assessing and managing risk, ensuring safeguarding responsibilities are met


• Working collaboratively with multi-agency partners, including health professionals and providers


• Producing accurate, timely and high-quality case recordings and reports


• Participating in multi-disciplinary meetings and contributing to decision-making processes


• Making informed decisions regarding thresholds, referrals and support provision


• Supporting the coordination and delivery of care packages


• Ensuring all work complies with relevant legislation, policies and procedures


• Using supervision effectively to reflect on practice and manage workload

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

Professional Qualification:

• MA, BA or BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW

Registration:

• Must be registered with Social Work England

Experience:

• Minimum 2+ years’ post-qualified experience


• Experience within Learning Disabilities and/or Adult Social Care


• Strong experience in assessment, care planning and reviews


• Experience of managing complex case work


• Good legal literacy within adult social care


• Ability to manage a busy caseload and prioritise work effectively


• Experience working within a strengths-based, person-centred framework


• Experience of multi-agency working and partnership collaboration


• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Legislation Knowledge
Strong working knowledge of:

• Care Act 2014


• Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)


• Human Rights legislation


• Adult Safeguarding frameworks and procedures

Skills

• Strong assessment and analytical skills


• Excellent recording and report-writing ability


• Ability to apply strengths-based and outcome-focused approaches


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Strong organisational and time management skills


• Ability to manage complex workloads and competing priorities


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team


• Commitment to promoting independence, inclusion and choice

Why Liquid Personnel?

•  Free DBS and compliance service


• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly


• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies


• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal


• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge


• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK


• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*


• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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